Anita Sadeghpour, MD, FACC, FASE

Professor of Cardiology,

Echocardiography Laboratory,

Department of Cardiology,

Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center

Editor in chief of the "Archive of Cardiovascular Imaging" journal

Academic Address:

Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Vali- Asr Avenue, Tehran, IRAN.

Tel / Fax: (+9821) 23922930 / (+9821) 22042026

E-mail: ani_echocard@yahoo.com

Place of birth: Tehran, Iran

Marital status: Married

Fields of Interest

• Advance echocardiography

• Adult congenital heart disease

• Interventional echocardiography

• Intraoperative echocardiography

• Noninvasive cardiac imaging (Cardiac CT and CMR)

Board Certification

Certified by the National Board of Cardiovascular CT, 2012, USA

Certified by the Working Group on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of the European

Society of Cardiology, 2011, France

Certified by the National Board of Echocardiography, 2006, USA

2nd rank in the Iranian Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2002, Iran

Education

March. 2016 Update of 3D echocardiography by Dr. R Lang, Heart & Vascular Center

University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, USA.

Jun. 2014 Heart valvular and adult congenital heart disease by Dr. Bashore, Duke University

Medical Center, North Carolina, USA

October. 2013. Live 3D Transesophageal Echo Training in the Operating Room by Dr Alain Berrebi,

Georges Pompidou Hospital, – HEGP, Paris, France

Mar. 2012 Cardiovascular CT angiography training, Level III, SCCT, UCLA Medical Center,

CA, USA

Jul. 2011 Cardiovascular CT angiography training, Level II, SCCT, UCLA Medical Center,

CA, USA

Feb. 2011 Certification by the Working Group on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of the

European Society of Cardiology in Nice, France

Nov. 2004-Dec. 2004 Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Hemodynamic Laboratory (Echo Lab),

Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

Mar. 2004-Apr. 2004 Echocardiography Laboratory, Heart and Cardiovascular Institute, Hoag

Memorial Hospital, Newport Beach, CA, USA

Feb. 2004-Mar. 2004 Pediatric Echocardiography, Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart

Diseases, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

Jan. 2004-Feb. 2004 Adult Echocardiography Laboratory, Section of Cardiovascular Imaging,

Oct. 2002-May 2004 Echocardiography Fellowship, Echocardiography Laboratory, Department

of Cardiovascular Medicine, Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran

University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Sep. 1998-Sep. 2002 Cardiovascular Residency, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Rajaei

Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Sep. 1990-Sep. 1997 General Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

(SBUMS), Tehran, Iran

Academic and Official Appointments

2015 March- present Professor of cardiology Rajaie Cardiovascular , Medical and Research

Center

Dec.2008-2015 March Associate Professor of cardiology Rajaie Cardiovascular , Medical and

Research Center

May 2004-present Faculty member of echocardiography fellowship training

Oct. 2008-present Faculty member of adult congenital heart disease fellowship training

2008-2014 Member of the Pre-Board Certification Cardiology Exam Committee

Mar. 2006-present Member of the Education Committee of Rajaie Cardiovascular , Medical

and Research Center

2008-2014 Executive member of Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center's

cardiology fellowship exam

2006-2012 Vice dean of the Cardiology Education Group in Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical

and Research Center

Sep. 2004- present Executive member of cardiovascular disease training course for medical

students , Iran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran

May 2004- Dec. 2008 Assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine, Rajaie Cardiovascular ,

M Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran

Aug. 2003- Sep. 2003 Consultant cardiologist in Iranian Hospital, Dubai, UAE

International Activities

2016 : Consultant representing the Middle East on ASE’s International Relations Advisory

Committee.

2013 –present Member of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) International

Committee

2012 –present Reviewer and member of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) task

forces and guidelines committee

2007–present Member of the ACC International Committee Focus on the Middle East

Journal Activities

Editor-in-chief of "Archive of Cardiovascular Imaging"

Associated editor of "Research in Cardiovascular Medicine"

Editorial board member of " CASE" Journal of the ASE

Reviewer of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) task forces and guidelines

Reviewer of "American Heart Journal"

Reviewer of the Cardiology Journal,

Reviewer of "Anatolian Cardiology Journal"

Reviewer of "Iranian Journal of Radiology"

Accreditation and Honors

2nd rank in the Cardiovascular Residency Program Exam, 1997, Iran

1st rank in the Echocardiography Fellowship Program Exam, 2002, Iran

2nd rank in the Iranian Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2002, Iran

National Board of Echocardiography, Certified by the American Society of

Echocardiography (ASE) , 2006, USA

Certified by the Working Group on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of the ESC , 2011

Cardiovascular CT angiography training, Level III 2012, USA, UCLA

Innovation in echocardiography, entitled “Holter Echocardiography" with the registration

number of 13915014000304509

Editor and first author of “Comprehensive Approach to Adult Congenital Heart Disease"

Springer Publishing Company

Best cardiologist lecturer in the 1st Iranian Cardiovascular Joint Congress, 25-28 Sept. 2012 ,

Tehran .Iran

Founding member of the Iranian Society of Echocardiography (2007)

Board member of the Iranian Society of Echocardiography (2007-present)

Founding member of the Intervention Research Center, Tehran, Iran

Affiliations

Jan. 2011- present Member of the Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT)

Feb. 2011- present Member of the Society of Cardiovascular MR (SCMR)

Feb. 2010- present Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)

Mar.2010- present Member of the Society of Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)

Dec. 2007- present Member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Dec. 2007- present Member of the Iranian Society of Echocardiography (ISE)

Dec. 2007- present Member of the European Society of Echocardiography (ESE)

Jun. 2006- present Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE)

Apr. 2003- present Member of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)

Aug. 2003- 2004 Member of the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE)

Oct. 1998- present Member of the Iranian Heart Association (IHA)

International Lectures

Guest speaker of the Heart valve disease forum 2016 entitled Current update of Infective

Endocarditis”, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Sep 2-3 2016

Guest speaker and panelist, American College of Cardiology (ACC) 65th , Annual Scientific

Session in Chicago," Adults Congenital Heart Disease section", 8th Annual International

Cardiovascular Conference : Focus on the Middle East, April 1-4, 2016, Chicago , USA

Chairperson : Advanced Echocardiography :3-D Echocardiography for Practice, 12th

International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

March, 10 - 13, 2016 / Sueno Belek Convention Center, Antalya – Turkey

Guest speaker and panelist, American College of Cardiology (ACC) 64rd Annual Scientific

Session in San Diego," Adults Congenital Heart Disease and Electrophysiology", 7th

Annual International Cardiovascular Conference : Focus on the Middle East, Mar. 13-16,

2015, San Diego , USA

Guest speaker, “Echocardiographic Evaluation in Outpatients with Prosthetic Valves with

Interesting Cases”, Jun. 27, 2013, Alban K Barrus Lecture Hall, Duke Cardiac Diagnostic

Unit, Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, USA

Guest speaker and panelist, "Imaging and Electrophysiology", 2nd Annual International

Cardiovascular Conference : Focus on the Middle East, Mar. 13, 2010, Atlanta, GA, USA

Guest speaker, "Metabolic Syndrome in Women", ACC 5th

Annual Scientific Session focus

on the Middle East, Mar., 2012, Chicago, IL, USA

Guest speaker and panelist, ACC 5th Annual Scientific Session Focus on the Middle East, Mar

,2012

Oral presenter, "Mid-Term Results of Mechanical Pulmonary Prostheses in Adults with

Congenital Heart Disease: Importance of Anticoagulation", World Congress of Cardiology

, 18-21 Apr. 2012, Dubai, UAE

Guest speaker, "Role of imaging in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Pivotal Step in the

Diagnosis", 8th International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery ,

Mar. 1-4, 2012 Antalya, Turkey

Guest speaker, , "What to Expect from Echocardiography?", 2ndMiddle East and Africa

Pulmonary Hypertension Forum, Oct. 6, 2011

1st International Cardiovascular Conference Focus on the Middle East, Apr. 1-2, 2009, Indiana

University, Indianapolis, IN, USA; “New Insights into Adults with Congenital Heart

Disease ,

CPR Training Program, Iranian Hospital, Dubai, UAE, Aug. 2003

Selected Academic Activities

General and scientific secretary, "Cardiovascular Imaging: Strengths and Weaknesses", 5th

General and scientific secretary , "Cardiovascular Imaging: Strengths and Weaknesses ", 5th

Annual Seminar of the of Iranian Society of echocardiography, Tehran, Iran, Oct. 25-26, 2012

General and scientific secretary, "Updates in Echocardiography and Multimodality Imaging",4th

Annual Seminar of the Iranian Society of echocardiography , Tehran, Iran, Oct. 27-28, 2011

General and scientific secretary, "Updates in Echocardiography and Multimodality Imaging", 4th

Annual Seminar of the Iranian Society of echocardiography, Tehran, Iran, Oct. 27-28 , 2011

Scientific secretary of Echocardigraphy , 3rd Iranian Cardiovascular Joint Congress, Mar. 3-6, 2015,

Tehran, Iran

General and scientific secretary, “Updates in Cardiovascular Imaging”, Symposium, Tehran, Iran,

Nov. 17, 2016

Invited Lectureship (National)

Chairperson and Speaker, " Role of Echocardiography in interventional cardiology”, Intra

operative TEE in adult congenital heart disease procedure and HCM vs hypertensive

heart disease. 4st Iranian Cardiovascular Joint Conference, March 1-4, 2016, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker and panelist, "3D Echo Incorporated into Daily Practice: Why Must You Offer it

as a Quality Service?", 7th Annual Conference of the Iranian Society of Echocardiography Sept. 8,

2014, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker, "Intraprocedural TEE in Pediatric Cardiac Catheterism", the Pediatric

Echocardiography Seminar, The Iranian Society of Pediatric Cardiology, Apr. 9, 2014, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker, "Cardiac CT in Emergency Room", the International Congress on Emergencies in

Cardiology, Feb. 2, 2014, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Panelist, "Updates in Strain Imaging Echocardiography", Shahid Beheshti University Heart

Research Center, Jun. 29, 2014, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker and panelist, "First Symposium of Cardiovascular Manifestation of Collagen

Vascular Disease",May17,2013,Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker and panelist, "First Symposium of Cardiovascular Manifestation of Collagen

Vascular Disease",May17,2013, Rajaei Cardiovascular,Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker and panelist, "First Symposium of Cardiovascular Manifestation of Collagen

Vascular Disease",May 17,2013, Rajaei Cardiovascular,Medical and Research Center,Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker and panelist,"First Symposium of Cardiovascular Manifestation of Collagen

Vascular Disease",May17,2013, Rajaei Cardiovascular,Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker and panelist, "First Symposium Guest speaker and panelist, "First Symposium

Vascular Disease",May17,2013, Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Tehran,Iran

Guest speaker, scientific secretary and speaker, "Role of Cardiac CT in Valvular Heart Disease,

5th Annual Seminar of the Iranian Society of Echocardiography, Oct. 25-26, 2012, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker, scientific secretary and speaker, "Role of Cardiac CT in Valvular Heart Disease

", 5th Annual Seminar of the Iranian Society of Echocardiography, Oct. 25-26, 2012, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker, "Imaging Modalities in Tricuspid Valve Disease: The Forgotten Valve",1st

Iranian Cardiovascular Joint Conference, Sept. 25-28, 2012, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker,"Marfan Syndrome Revisited: What’s New And Important about Marfan

Syndrome" , 1st Iranian Cardiovascular Joint Conference, Sept. 25-28, 2012, Tehran, Iran

Guest Speaker, "Timing of Re-Intervention in post Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Patients", 1st

Iranian Cardiovascular Joint Conference, Sept. 25-28, 2012, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker, "Role of Echo in Patient Selection for MV Repair", the International Seminar of

Echocardiography, Jun. 21-22, 2012, Shiraz, Iran

Guest speaker, "Intraoperative TEE for MV Repair", the International Seminar of

Echocardiography, Jun. 21-22, 2012, Shiraz, Iran

Scientific secretary and speaker, "Role of Cardiac CT in Valvular Heart Disease",5th Annual

Seminar of the Iranian Society of Echocardiography, Oct. 25-26, 2012, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker, "Timing of PVR in Patients with Total Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot", 1st

Adult Congenital Heart Disease Symposium, Jan. 12, 2012, Tehran, Iran

Guest speaker, "Multimodality Imaging in Adult CHD", 3rd

Congress of the Iranian Pediatric

Cardiology, Apr. 20-22, 2011, Tehran, Iran

Publications Overview H-Index =8

Books and CDs

1. Comprehensive Approach to Adult Congenital Heart Disease (movies in

extras.springer.com), Springer Publishing Company, Anita Sadeghpour, Majid Kyavar, Azin

Alizadehasl, 2014

2. Board Exams Questions for Cardiology Residents" CD, Anita Sadeghpour, Azin

Alizadehasl, 2014

3. Echocardiography: Adult Congenital Heart Disease, 1st edition, Educational CD,

Sadeghpour A. et al., Echocardiography Lab., Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research

Center, 2007, ISBN: 978-964-04-0660-1

4. The Principles of the Mitral Valve Repair Associated with Echocardiography

Evaluation, 2011, Omran Publication, B. Baharestani, Anita Sadeghpour, M. Ghafarnejad,

ISBN: 978-600-5155-09-9

5. Adult Congenital Heart Disease “Step-by-Step Approach” CD included, Abbas Salehi,

Hormoz Alizadeh Diz, Anita Sadeghpour, Negar Salehi, Azin Alizadehasl, Oct. 2012

6. "Practical Guidelines for Cardiac Patients at Angioplasty Suite: Patients' Guides for

Coronary Angiography, Angioplasty and Stenting", F. Noohi, M. Maleki, Anita

Sadeghpour, Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, 2002, ISBN: 964-7809-00-X

International CME Certifications

1. American College of Cardiology (ACC) 65th

Annual Scientific Session in Chicago,

April. 2-4, 2016, USA

2. 12th

International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

March, 10 - 13, 2016 / Sueno Belek Convention Center, Antalya – Turkey

3. American College of Cardiology (ACC) 64rd Annual Scientific Session in San Diego,

DC, Mar. 13-16, 2015, USA

4. American College of Cardiology (ACC) 63rd Annual Scientific Session in Washington,

DC, Mar. 29-31, 2014, USA

5. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine: Case Studies in Valvular Heart Disease. An Evidence-Based,

Real-Life Interactive Experience, Jun. 20, 2014, The Nines, Portland, OR, USA

6. EUROECHO Imaging , Dec. 3-6, 2014, Vienna, Austria

7. 25th Annual ASE Scientific Sessions, Jun. 20-24, 2014, Portland, Oregon, USA

8. American College of Cardiology (ACC) 62nd Annual Scientific Session, the American College of

Cardiology (ACC), Mar. 2013, USA

9. ACC 61st Annual Scientific Session, Mar. 2012, Chicago, IL, USA

10. ACC, 60th Annual Scientific Session, Apr. 2-5, 2011, New Orleans, USA

11. ACC, 58th

Annual Scientific Sessions, Mar. 28-31, 2009, Orlando, FL, USA

12. 6th

Annual Scientific Meeting of SCCT, Jul. 14-17, 2011, Denver, CO, USA

13. 16th Annual ASE Scientific Sessions, Jun. 15-18, 2005, Boston, MA, USA

14. 17th Annual Scientific Sessions of the ASE (poster presentation), Jun. 3-7,2006, Baltimore , MD,

USA

15. 9th

Annual Comprehensive Review and Update of Perioperative Echocardiography, Feb. 13-18

,2006, San Diego, CA, USA

16. 24th Annual Advanced Echo 2004,Challenging Case Studies and Live TTE and TEE

Demonstrations, Apr. 14 -17, 2004, Newport Beach, CA, USA

17. 17th Annual State-of-the-Art Echocardiography, ASE, Feb. 15-19, 2004, Phoenix, AZ,USA

18. Exam Euro SCMR Annual Meeting, Feb. 3-6, 2011, Nice, France

19. ESC Congress, Sept. 2010, Stockholm, Sweden

20. EUROECHO 2009”, (poster presentation), Dec. 9-12, 2009, Madrid, Spain

21. EUROECHO 12, (poster presentation), Dec. 10-13, 2008, Lyon, France

22. ESC Congress, Sept. 2008, Munich, Germany

23. ESC CONGRESS, Sept. 2007, Vienna, Austria

24. EUROECHO 8, Dec. 1-4, 2004, Athens, Greece

Original Research Articles

1. A. Sadeghpour, M. Maleki, S. Hosseini,…, "Bronchogenic Cyst Presenting as A Large LA

Mass: Case Report ", Iranian Heart Journal (IHJ), Oct. 2003,Tehran, Iran

2. A. Sadeghpour, M.M. Peyghambari, M. Dalir Roy Fard, “Aorta-to-Left Ventricle Tunnel

Associated with Non-compaction Left Ventricle”, J Am SocEchocardiogr 2006; 19: 1073.e1-e5.

3. M. Esmaeilzadeh, M. Maleki, A. Sadeghpour, F. Noohi, M. Ojaghi, N. Samiei, “Hemodynamic

Evaluation of Mitral Stenosis Using Stress Echocardiography”, The Cardiology2 (1): 23-25, 2006

4. M. Haghjoo, A. Bagherzadeh, A. Fazelifar, S. Z. Haghighi,; M. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Sadeghpour, ,

A. Alizadeh; Z. Emkanjoo A. Bagherzadeh, F. Noohi, “Prevalence of Mechanical Dyssynchrony

in Heart Failure Patients with Different QRS Durations", Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology,

Volume 30, Number 5, May 2007, pp.616-622(7)

5. F. Noohi, M. Esmaeilzadeh, M. Moshkani, A. Sadeghpour, SZ. Ojaghi Haghighi, N. Samiei,

"Clinical Characterization of Left Ventricular Non Compaction: A Case Series of Patients", IHJ

2007; 8:35-42

6. G. Estahbanati, N. Samiei, M. Maleki, F. Noohi, A. Mohebbi, A. Sadeghpour, Z. Ojaghi, M.

Esmaeilzadeh, O. Sooran, “Echocardiographic Characteristics Including Tissue Doppler Imaging

after Enhanced External Counter Pulsation Therapy", Am Heart Hosp J. 2007; 5 (4): 241-6

7. A. Sadeghpour, M. Moshkani, S. Hosseini, F. Noohi, “Familial Type A Aortic Dissection in Two

Sisters within One Week without Marfan’s Syndrome Suggestive of Familial Aortic Aneurysm”

IHJ 2007. 8 (4)

8. H.A. Bassiri, A. Sadeghpour, N. Reshadati, M. Kiavar, M. J. Hashemi, “Detection of Prosthetic

Valve Non Obstruction Thrombosis: Clinical Significant and Association”, IHJ 2009; 10(2).A

9. M.Kiavar, M. Hajiaghaei, A. Sadeghpour, M. Esmaeilzadeh, “Back to Prime Root: Myocardial

Viability Assessment by Comparing Resting 2-D Dimensional Visual Assessment Dobutamine

Stress Echocardiography and Strain Rate Imaging”, ICRJ 2008.2 (1)

10. A. Sadeghpour, H. Saadatifar, M. Kiavar, M. Esmaeilzadeh, M. Maleki, F. Noohi, N. Samiei, A.

Mohebbi“Doppler Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Prostheses: A Comprehensive

Assessment Including Velocity Time Integral Ratio and Prosthesis Effective Orifice Area”,

Congenital Heart Disease.2008, 3; 415-421

11. M. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Sadeghpour, A. Fazlinezhad, A. Mohebbi, M. Maleki, F. Noohi, H.

Bakhshandeh, "Comparison of Transesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Right and Left

Atrial Appendage Functions", ICRJ 2008; 1(3):145-149

12. M. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Khaledifar, M. Maleki, A. Sadeghpour, N. Samie, H. Moladoust, F. Noohi,

SZM. Ojaghi Haghighi, A. Mohebbi, "Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic

Regional Function after Enhanced External Counter Pulsation Therapy Using Strain Imaging”, Eu

J Echocardiogr 2008: doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jen183 .Eur J Echocardiogr 2009; 10(1) : 120-126

13. A. Sadeghpour, F. Abtahi, M. Kiavar, Esmaeilzadeh, Z. Ojaghi, N. Samiei, F. Noohi, M. Maleki,

A. Mohebbi, H. Bakhshandeh, “Echocardiographic Evaluation of Mitral Geometry in

Functional MR”, Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008, 3:54

14. A. Sadeghpour, H. Harati, M. Kiavar, M. Esmaeilzadeh, M. Maleki, F. Noohi, Z. Ojaghi, N.

Samiei, A. Mohebbi H. Bakhshandeh, "Correlation of Right Ventricular dP/dt with Functional

Capacity and RV Function in Patients with Mitral Stenosis", ICRJ 2008; 1(4)

15. M. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Sadatnaseri, F. Noohi, M. Maleki, A. Sadeghpour, A. Mohebbi ,

"Evaluation of the Ventricular Mechanical Dyssynchrony in Patients with Atrial Septal Defect",

JTHC 2009; 4 (3).165-170

16. M. Kiavar, A. Sadeghpour, H. Bakhshandeh, H. Bassiri, P. Tayyebi, M. Esmaeilzadeh, M.

Maleki, F. Noohi, “Are Prosthetic Valve Fibrin Strands Negligible? The Associations and

Significance.”, J Am SocEchocardiogr 2009; 22:890-4.

17. M. Esmaeilzadeh, H. Saadatifar, A. Mohebbi, F. Noohi, N. Samiei, Z. Ojaghi Haghighi, A.

Sadeghpour, M. Maleki, "Prevalence of Left Ventricular Diastolic Asynchrony in Patients with

Systolic Heart Failure", ICRJ 2009; 3(1): 8-15

18. M. Esmaeilzadeh, Z. Alizadeh Sani, HR. Sanati, M. Maleki, A. Sadeghpour, M. Parsaee, HB.

Abkenar, "Evaluation of Regional Myocardial Systolic Function in the Early Stage of Acute

Myocardial Infarction Using Strain Rate Imaging: Impact of Different Therapeutic

Strategies(primary percutaneous coronary intervention vs. thrombolytic therapy and conservative

therapy and conservative therapy . ICRJ2009; 2 (4): 180-190

19. A. Sadeghpour, M. Kiavar, P. Tayyebi, HA. Bassiri, F. Noohi, M. Maleki M. Esmaeilzadeh, A.

Mohebbi, N. Samiei, Z. Ojaghi, H. Bakhshandeh, "Frequency and Associations of Prosthetic

Valve Fibrin Strands", Iranian Heart Journal 2008; 9 (4): 23-31

20. M. Kiavar, N. Behzadnia, A. Sadeghpour, Sh. Maddadi: Clinical and Echocardiographic

Evaluation of Regional Systolic Function Detected by Tissue Doppler Imaging in Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy", ICRJ 2009; (3)

21. M. Esmaeilzadeh, M. Parsaei, M. Peyghambari, A. Sadeghpour , A. J. Khamooshi , S. Hosseini ,

K. Mozaffari, “Late Occurrence of Fatal Aortitis: A Complication of Aspergillus’s Endocarditis

following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts Surgery”, Eu J Echocardiogr doi:10.1093/ejechocard/

jen204, Eur J Echocardiogr 2009;10 (1): 165.

22. M. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Sadatnaseri, F. Noohi, M. Maleki, A. Sadeghpour, A Mohebbi, "Evaluation

of the Ventricular Mechanical Dyssynchrony in Patients with Atrial Septal Defect", J TehUniv

Heart Ctr 3 (2009)165-170

23. A. Sadeghpour, A. Sadeatnaseri, S. Hosseini, “Post Surgical Right Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

Presenting as an Epigastric Pulsatile Mass”, IHJ, 2010 (11) 1

24. M. Kiavar, Z. Alizadeh, A. Sadeghpour, Z. Khajali, S. Madadi, “Cardiac MRI in a Patient with

Amyloidosis”, IHJ 2010, 11 (2)

25. A. Keramati A. Sadeghpour, M. Farahani, G. Chandok, A. Mani, "The non-Syndromic Familial

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections Maps to 15q21 Locus". BMC Medical Genetics 2010,

11:143

26. M. Esmaeilzadeh, A. Mirdamadi, M. Parsaee, A. Sadeghpour, M. Maleki, H. Bakhshandeh

Abkenar, "Is the Peak-to-Mean Pressure Gradient Ratio Useful for Assessment of Aortic Valve

Prosthesis Obstruction?" JTHC 2010; 5 (2): 69-73

27. M. Kiavar, Z. Alizadeh Sani, A. Sadeghpour, Z. Khajali, S. Madadi, "Cardiac MRI in a Patient

with Amyloidosis" IHJ, 2010 , 11,2

28. Z. Alizadeh-Sani, Sh. Madadi, A. Sadeghpour, Z. Khajali, P. Golnari, M. Kiavar, "Cardiac MRI

in a Patient with Coincident Left Ventricular Non-Compaction and Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy", J TehUniv Heart Ctr 2011;6(4):214-216

29. A. Sadeghpour, M. Kyavar, N. Behzadnia, Sh. Maddadi, M. Parsaei M. Maleki, M.

Esmaeilzadeh, "Left Ventricular Systolic Dyssynchrony in Patients with Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy: The prevalence and its Relation to Syncope", ICRJ, 2010 4(4)

30. M. Kyavar, A. Sadeghpour, Sh. Madadi, L. Ebrahimi, Z. Alizadeh Sani, H. Bakhshandeh,

"Echocardiographic Assessment of Adults with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: A Cardiovascular

Magnetic Resonance Comparison Study" IHJ , 2012, 12, 2

31. A. Alizadehasl, A. Sadeghpour, M. Mirinazhad, "Blue Color Vision as a Rare Sign of Digitalis

Toxicity" IHJ , 2012, 12, 2

32. M. Kyavar, M. Madadi, A. Sadeghpour et al., "Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy: A Comparison with Pathological and Normal Myocardial Wall Thickening",

CirculationVol125, No 19 May 15, 2012

33. A. Sadeghpour, B. Javani, M. Peighambari, M. Kyavar, Z. Khajali, "Mid-Term Follow-up of

pulmonary Valve Bioprostheses in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease", AnadoluKardiyolDerg.

2012 May

34. H. Sanati, A. Zahedmehr, F. Shakerian, H. Bakhshandeh, A. Firouzi, R. Kiani, A. Sadeghpour et

al., "Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty Use in Echocardiographic Intercommissural Diameter as

Reference for Balloon Sizing: A Randomized Controlled Trial", Clin. Cardiol April 29, 2012

35. M. Kyavar, A. Sadeghpour, A. Alizadehasl, N. Salehi, "Thrombosis on Implanted Device for

Atrial Septal Defect Closure or Echocardiographic Beam Width Artifact? A Diagnostic Enigma!",

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Feb. 28

36. A. Alizadehasl, R. Azarfarin, A. Sadeghpour, M. Maleki, "Sex Proportion of Offspring in

Mothers with Cardiac Disease," AnadoluKardiyolDerg. 2012 June; 12(4):369-70

37. A. Sadeghpour, M. Kyavar, B. Javani , Z. Khajali, N. Givtaj, "Mid -Term Results of Mechanical

Pulmonary Prostheses in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease: Importance of Anticoagulation",

Circulation Vol 125, No 19 May 15, 2012 abstract book of WCC 2012

38. M. Kyavar, A. Sadeghpour, B. Elahi , B. Alimi Y. J. Danesh, "Assessing the Diagnostic Value of

Coronary Calcium Scoring in Patients over Age 70 by Using Multidetector CT Coronary

Angiography," Circulation Vol 125, No 19 May 15, 2012 abstract book of WCC 2012 .

39. M. Kyavar, H. Bassiri, A. Sadeghpour (Corresponding author), A. Alizadehasl, H.Pouraliakbar,

F. Kargar, "Left Main Coronary Artery Dissection after Valve Replacement: Role of Coronary

Computed Tomographic Angiography", Texas Heart Institute Journal 2012

40. AA. Ghavidel, A. Sadeghpour,A. Alizadehasl, "A Rescue Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in

Isolated Life-Threatening Right Ventricular Failure after Aortic Valve Replacement", The Journal

of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.jtcvs.2012.08.024 Decembe,r 2012.

41. A. Sadeghpour, M. Kiavar, A. Alizadehasl, R. Azarfarin, A. Hashemi, "Echocardiographic

Findings in Thalassemia Major: A Case Report and Literature Review", Journal of Cardiovascular

and Thoracic Research, 2012, 4(2), 57-59

42. M. Peighambari1, M. Parsaei, A. Sadeghpour, A. Alizadehasl, "Apical Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy in Association with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension", Journal of Cardiovascular

and Thoracic Research, 2012, 4(3), 87-88

43. A. Alizadeasl, A. Sadeghpour, M. Kyavar, "The Reality of Prominent Crista Terminalis in Post

Cardiac Surgery", AnadoluKardiyolDerg. 2013; 13

44. Z. Ojaghi Haghighi, A. Sadeghpour, A. Aliazdeh Asl, "Isolated Right Sided Anomalous

Pulmonary Venous Connection Associated with Significant Right ventricular Enlargement and

Intact Interatrial Septum", J CardiovascThorac Res. 2012, 4(4), 123-124.

45. A. Sadeghpour, A. Alizadehasl, R. Azarfarin, "Isolated Significant Systolic and Diastolic Right

Ventricular Dysfunction during Stress Echocardiography", J CardiovascThoracRes

46. A. Sadeghpour, A. Aliazdeh Asl, R. Azarfarin, "Misleading Exercise Tolerance Test Results

(Letter to Editor)" Iranian Heart Journal 2012; 13(3):54-55

47. M. Kyavar, A Sadeghpour, A. Hashemi, A. Aliazdeh Asl, H. Sanati, A. Hashemi, "The

Prognostic Value of Mitral Annulus Velocities by Tissue Doppler Imaging after First

Anterolateral Myocardial Infarction" Iranian Heart Journal, 2013

48. A. Sadeghpour, A. Aliazdeh Asl, "Can Atrial Myxoma Be a Source of Showering Emboli?"

Research in cardiovascular medicine, 2013 January; 1(3): 77-8, DOI: 10.5812/ cardiovascmed.

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49. A Hashemi, A. Sadeghpour, A. Aliazdeh Asl, "New Onset Significant Paravalvular Leakage in a

patient with Mechanical Prosthetic Aortic Valve after Exposure to Magnetic Resonance Imaging:

Is There Any Relevance?" Archives in Cardiovascular Imaging 2013 1 (1), 38-9.

50. A. Hashemi, A. Hashemi, MM. Peyghambari, A. Aliazdeh Asl, A. Sadeghpour, M. Mirinazhad,

et al., "Frequency of Mitral Regurgitation in Patients with Acute Posterior Myocardial Infarction",

Iranian Heart Journal 2012; 14(2):37-42

51. A. Sadeghpour, A. Aliazdeh Asl, "Post Atrial Septal Defect Closure Pulmonary Hypertension

Crisis", J Pak Med Assoc. 2013 Sep;63 (9):1204

52. AA. Ghavidel, Y. Mirmesdagh, M. Sharifi, A. Sadeghpour, R. Nakhaeizadeh, Gh. Omrani,"The

Impact of Sub-valvular Apparatus Preservation on Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction duringMitral

Valve Replacement", Res Cardiovasc Med. 2013 February; 2(1): 55–61 Published online2013

February 24. Doi: 10.5812/ cardiovascmed, 8054

53. A. Sadeghpour, M. Shahrabi, M. Bakhshandeh, N. Naderi, "Normal Echocardiographic Values

of 368 Iranian Healthy Subjects", Arch Cardiovasc Image, 2013 November; 1(2): 72-9

54. AA. Ghavidel, H. Javadikasgari, A. Sadeghpour, Z. Totonchi"," Ann Thorac Surg., 2014

Jan;97(1): 347-9.DOI: 10.1016/j

55. A. Sadeghpour, "Incremental Value of Left Atrium Two-Dimensional Strain in Patientswith

Heart Failure", Arch Cardiovasc Image, 2013 November; 1(2)

56. AA. Ghavidel, M. Kyavar, A. Sadeghpour, Z. Totonchi, Y. Mirmesdagh, N. Almassi, S.Madadi,

" Unusual Clinical Presentation of a Giant Left Ventricle Hydatid Cyst", J CardiovascThorac Res,

2013

57. Tavakoli F, Ostad SN, Khori V, Alizadeh AM, Sadeghpour A, Darbandi Azar A, et al.Outcome

improvement of cellular cardiomyoplasty using triple therapy: mesenchymal stem

cell+erythropoietin+vascular endothelial growth factor. Eur J Pharmacol. 2013 Aug 15;714(1-

3):456-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.07.001

58. A. Sadeghpour, M. Kyavar, B. Javani, B. Bakhshandeh, M. Maleki Z. Khajali, L. Subrahmanyan,

"Mid-Term Outcome of Mechanical Pulmonary Valve Prostheses: The Importance of

Anticoagulation", JCardiovascThorac Res, 2014, 6(3), 163-168

59. F. Aminian, M. Esmaeilzadeh, H. Moladoust, M. Maleki, S. Shahrzad, Z. Emkanjoo A.

Sadeghpour, " Echocardiography", 2014 Aug. ;31 (7):872-8. DOI

60. A.Sadeghpour, S. Faghihi, A. Alizadehasl, "Can Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Non Compaction

Left Ventricle Coexist in a Single Patient?" Int J CardiovascImaging ,2014,DOI 10.1007/s10554-

014-0561-2

61. A. Sadeghpour, A. Aliazdeh Asl, A. Alizadeh Diz, A. Akbarzadeh, N. Rezaeian, M. Zeighami, A.

Hashemi, "Is There any Difference in Cardiogoniometry Parameters of Ischemic and Nonischemic

Cardiomyopathy in Patients with Left Bundle Branch Block?" Arch Cardiovasc Imaging, 2014

September; 2(3): e22903

62. A Darbandi Azar, F Tavakoli, H Moladoust, A Zare, A Sadeghpour. Echocardiographic

Evaluation of Cardiac Function in Ischemic Rats: Value of M-Mode Echocardiography. Res

Cardiovasc Med. 2014 November; 3(4): e22941. DOI: 10.5812/cardiovascmed.

63. A. Sadeghpour, A. Aliazdeh Asl , M Kyavar, M Sadeghi, J Moloudi,F Gholizadeh, Z tootoonchi,

B Ghadrdoost, Impact of Vitamin C Supplementation on Post-Cardiac Surgery ICU and Hospital

Length of Stay, Anesth Pain Med. 2015 February; 5(1): e25337. DOI: 10.5812/aapm.25337.

64. Alizadehasl A, Sohrabi B, Panjavi L, Sadeghpour A, Azarfarin R, Ghadrdoost B et al.

Comparison of the Effects of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Medical Therapy on Short

and Long Term Outcomes in Octogenarian Patients With Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease.

Res Cardiovasc Med. 2016 February; 5(1): e30590. doi: 10.5812/cardiovascmed

65. Sadeghpour A, Aliazdeh Asl A .The Right Ventricle: A Comprehensive Review from Anatomy,

Physiology, and Mechanics to Hemodynamic, Functional, and Imaging Evaluation. Arch

Cardiovasc Image, November 2015, Archives of Cardiovascular Imaging. 3(4).

66. Azin Alizadehasl, Anita Sadeghpour, Reza Hali MD, Hooman Bakhshandeh Abkenar, Luigi

Badano : Assessment of left and right ventricular rotational interdependence: A speckle tracking

echocardiographic study, 25 January 2017, Echocardiography Journal

Selected International Poster Presentations

1. A. Sadeghpour, M. Moshkani, M. Shakiba, “Mitral to Aortic Velocity-Time Integral Ratio: A

Simplified Method for Determining Mitral Regurgitation Severity”, 17th Annual Scientific Sessions of

The ASE, June 3-7, 2006, Baltimore, MD, USA

2. M. Moshkani, A. Sadeghpour, A. R. Jafari, “Right Ventricular Strain and Strain Rate Analysis in

Patients with Inferior Infarction and Right Ventricular Infarction”, 17th Annual Scientific Sessions of

the ASE June 3-7, 2006, Baltimore, USA

3. S. Chamanian, M. Maleki, A. Sadeghpour, Z. Khajali, B. Ghodsi, "Iron Deficiency in Adult Cyanotic

Congenital Heart Disease", the American College of Cardiology 60th Annual Scientific Session, April

2-5, 2011, N, USA 2011, New Orleans USA

4. S. Shahrzad, A. Sadeghpour, H.A. Bassiri, M. Kiavar, “Echocardiographic Evaluation of Mitral

Regurgitation in the Operating Department(Preoperative, Intraoperative & Postoperative Study)”, 16th

Congress of the Iranian Heart Association in Collaboration with the American College of Cardiology

Nov. 18-21 2008, Tehran, Iran

5. A. Sadeghpour, F. Abtahi, M. Esmaeilzadeh, S. Z. Ojaghi, N. Samiei, F. Noohi, M. Maleki, A.

Mohebbi, H. Bakhshandeh,“Evaluation of Mitral Geometry in Functional Mitral Regurgitation", the

American College of Cardiology 57th Annual Scientific Session, March 29-April 1,2008, Chicago,

Illinois, USA

6. M.Kiavar, F. Bayat, A. Sadeghpour, "Ventricular Dyssynchrony in Left Ventricular Systolic

Dysfunction and Valvular Heart Disease", (oral presentation), 11th

International Workshop on Cardiac

Arrhythmias, Venice, October 4-7, 2009,

7. A. Sadeghpour, "Association between Left Ventricular Systolic Dyssynchrony and Syncope in

patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy”, (poster presentation), 9-12 Dec. 2009, Madrid, Spain

8. A. Sadeghpour, "Short-Term Effect of AV Optimization", (poster presentation), 9-12

Dec.,2009,Madrid,Spain

9. A Sadeghpour, M. Haghjoo, A. Hoghooghi, Z. Alizadehsani, "Single Beat Determination of

Intraventricular Systolic Dyssynchrony in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Systolic Dysfunction",

(poster presentation), Circulation Vol 125, No 19 May 15, 2012, WCC 2012

10. A. Alizadehasl, R. Azarfarin; A. Sadeghpour, M. Maleki, "Sex Proportion of Offspring in Mothers

with Cardiac Disease", April 18-21, 2012, WCC 12, Dubai

11. A. Sadeghpour, H. Nazari, A. Alizadehasl, "Deformation Study of Ascending Aorta in Patients with

TFTC and Bicuspid Aortic Valve", ASE 2014, Portland, USA

12. A. Sadeghpour, A. Shirafkan, M. Haghjoo, A. Azhari B. Elahi, "Role of Global 2D Strain in

Prediction of Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients with Intracardiac Defibrillator" ,17th

World Congress

on Heart Disease, July 27-30 2012, Canada